Vermont Statutes
Chapter 131 - Licensing Requirements
§ 4796. Commissions; payment; acceptance

§ 4796. Commissions; payment; acceptance
(a) An insurance company, insurance producer, limited lines, or surplus lines broker shall not pay a commission, service fee, brokerage, or other valuable consideration to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this State if that person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not so licensed.
(b) A person shall not accept a commission, service fee, brokerage, or other valuable consideration for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this State if that person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not so licensed.
(c) Renewal or other deferred commissions may be paid to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this State if that person was required to be licensed under this chapter at the time of the sale, solicitation, or negotiation and was so licensed at the time.
(d) An insurer, insurance producer, or limited lines producer may pay or assign commissions, service fees, brokerages, or other valuable consideration to an insurance agency or to persons who do not sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance in this State, unless the payment would violate subdivision 4724(8) of this title.
(e) A person licensed under this chapter shall not accept a commission, service fee, brokerage, or other valuable consideration for selling, soliciting, negotiating, or otherwise orchestrating the sale, enrollment, membership, or other connection between a Vermont resident and any arrangement involving the sharing of health-related expenses that is not insurance as defined in section 3301a of this title. (Amended 1973, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2001, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 63, § 8, eff. June 17, 2019.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 8 - Banking and Insurance

Chapter 131 - Licensing Requirements

§ 4791. Definitions

§ 4793. General license requirements

§ 4795. Controlled business

§ 4796. Commissions; payment; acceptance

§ 4797. License contents

§ 4798. Term of license

§ 4800. License requirements

§ 4800a. Continuing education

§ 4802. Consultants

§ 4803. Adjusters, workers’ compensation adjusters, public adjusters and appraisers, qualifications, and requirements

§ 4804. License denial; nonrenewal; or termination causes

§ 4805. Hearings

§ 4806. Suspension, revocation, or termination of license

§ 4807. Surplus lines insurance broker

§ 4808. Representative of fraternal benefit societies

§ 4809. Countersignature

§ 4812. Rules and regulations

§ 4813. Purpose and scope

§ 4813a. Definitions

§ 4813b. License required

§ 4813c. Duties

§ 4813d. Exceptions to licensing

§ 4813e. Application for examination

§ 4813f. Application for license

§ 4813g. License

§ 4813h. Nonresident licensing

§ 4813i. Exemption from examination

§ 4813j. Assumed names

§ 4813k. Temporary licensing

§ 4813l. Appointments

§ 4813m. Notification to Commissioner of termination

§ 4813n. Reciprocity

§ 4813o. Reporting of actions

§ 4815. Definitions

§ 4816. Applicability of subchapter to controlling producers

§ 4817. Licensure

§ 4818. Contract required

§ 4819. Duties of insurers and reinsurers

§ 4820. Examination authority

§ 4821. Maintenance of books and records

§ 4822. Sanctions

§ 4823. Other requirements of managing general agents and reinsurance intermediaries

§ 4824. Other requirements of controlling producers

§ 4826. Uniform interstate licensing